Hickory vs Paris

A side-by-side comparison of Hickory and Paris: population, income, housing, and more.

Hickory and Paris are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Paris has the higher population (657 vs 652 in Hickory). Hickory has the higher median household income ($94,844 vs $84,632 in Paris). Paris has the higher median home value ($198,300 vs $188,500 in Hickory).

Population, income & housing

	Hickory	Paris
Population	652	657
Median age	41.4 yrs	44.1 yrs
Median household income	$94,844	$84,632
Median home value	$188,500	$198,300
Housing units	249	336
Homeownership rate	83.5%	89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.6%	16.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hickory	Paris
Population	561 → 652 (+16.2%)	842 → 657 (-22.0%)
Median household income	$57,292 → $94,844 (+65.5%)	$56,302 → $84,632 (+50.3%)
Median home value	$143,400 → $188,500 (+31.5%)	$143,200 → $198,300 (+38.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$852 → $960 (+12.7%)

Hickory

Population

561652

Median household income

$57,292$94,844

Median home value

$143,400$188,500

Paris

Population

842657

Median household income

$56,302$84,632

Median home value

$143,200$198,300

Median gross rent

$852$960

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hickory	Paris
Under 5	13.2%	5.2%
5 to 17	6.1%	15.1%
18 to 24	11.2%	10.4%
25 to 34	18.4%	4.0%
35 to 44	2.5%	16.0%
45 to 54	9.7%	9.6%
55 to 64	11.8%	15.4%
65 to 74	17.0%	10.4%
75 and over	10.1%	14.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hickory	Paris
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	89.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	10.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hickory	Paris
No high school diploma	6.0%	5.7%
High school graduate	56.3%	56.8%
Some college or associate's	16.1%	21.1%
Bachelor's degree	19.6%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hickory	Paris
Drove alone	94.9%	89.9%
Carpooled	0.9%	6.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.7%
Other means	4.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hickory	Paris
1-unit, detached	87.6%	96.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Hickory	Paris
Poverty rate	4.0%	11.6%
Average household size	2.62	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	25	26
Median year structure built	1962	1958